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South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ).
Pronunciation
Noun
أخو • (ʔaḵu) m (plural إخوة (ʔiḵwe) or إخوان (ʔiḵwān), feminine أخت (ʔuḵt))
- brother
Usage notes
- The plural إخوة (ʔiḵwe) is used for actual brothers, while إخوان (ʔiḵwān) is used for brothers in a wider sense (friends, fellow believers etc.).